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Samsung debuted Galaxy S5 ad in Oscars

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<a href="http://askneed.blogspot.com/2014/03/samsung-debuted-galaxy-s5-ad-in-oscars.html" target="_blank">Samsung</a> debuted its first <a href="http://askneed.blogspot.com/2014/03/samsung-debuted-galaxy-s5-ad-in-oscars.html" target="_blank">Galaxy S5</a>
 ad during the Oscars yesterday. The commercial focused on the built-in 
heart rate monitor, which is placed just below the S5’s camera. The 
device, which sports a 5.1 inch full HD display, is expected to hit the 
market in April.<br />
In another interesting moment at the <a href="http://askneed.blogspot.com/2014/03/samsung-debuted-galaxy-s5-ad-in-oscars.html" target="_blank">Oscars</a>, host Ellen DeGeneres took a selfie with a Galaxy Note 3. With Samsung being the major sponsor of the event, the move was fitting, yet unfortunately the picture came out blurry.<br />
But the moment of the night was when Ellen once again grabbed the Note 3
 to take a selfie with a dozen other celebrities including Bradley 
Cooper, Jennifer Lawrence, Kevin Spacey, and more. Within half an hour, 
her <a href="http://askneed.blogspot.com/2014/03/samsung-debuted-galaxy-s5-ad-in-oscars.html" target="_blank">Oscars</a> selfie shattered the record for most retweets, which was 
previously held by President <a href="http://askneed.blogspot.com/2014/03/samsung-debuted-galaxy-s5-ad-in-oscars.html" target="_blank">Obama's</a> tweet after winning the 2012 presidential election.<br />
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Samsung sponsored the award show for the fifth year. The company <a href="http://askneed.blogspot.com/2014/03/samsung-debuted-galaxy-s5-ad-in-oscars.html" target="_blank">created a video wall</a> comprising 86 televisions, smartphones, and tablets, showing the footage of nominated movies. It also bought <a href="http://askneed.blogspot.com/2014/03/samsung-debuted-galaxy-s5-ad-in-oscars.html" target="_blank">five minutes of airtime</a><a href="http://askneed.blogspot.com/2014/03/samsung-debuted-galaxy-s5-ad-in-oscars.html" target="_blank"> </a>for the event's broadcast.<br />
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Samsung debuted Galaxy S5 ad in Oscars

Samsung debuted Galaxy S5 ad in Oscars Samsung debuted its first Galaxy S5 ad during the Oscars yesterday. The commercial focused on...

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Mozilla Firefox 28.0 Beta 7

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Mozilla
<a href="https://www.blogger.com/null" target="_blank"> </a><a href="http://askneed.blogspot.com/2014/03/mozilla-firefox-280-beta-7.html" target="_blank">Firefox</a> is a fast, light and tidy open source web browser. At  its 
public launch in 2004 Mozilla Firefox was the first browser to  
challenge Microsoft Internet Explorer’s dominance. Since then, Mozilla<a href="https://www.blogger.com/null" target="_blank">  
</a><a href="https://www.blogger.com/null" target="_blank">Firefox</a> has consistently featured in the top 3 most popular browsers  
globally. The key features that have made Mozilla <a href="https://www.blogger.com/null" target="_blank">Firefox </a>so popular are
  the simple and effective UI, browser speed and strong security  
capabilities. The browser is particularly popular with developers thanks
  to its open source development and active community of advanced users.<br />
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<b>Easier Browsing</b><br />
<a href="http://askneed.blogspot.com/2014/03/mozilla-firefox-280-beta-7.html" target="_blank">Mozilla
</a> put of a lot of resources into creating a simple but  effective UI 
aimed at making browsing quicker and easier. They created  the tab 
structure that has been adopted by most other browsers. In  recent years
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toolbar controls to just a<a href="https://www.blogger.com/null" target="_blank"> </a><a href="https://www.blogger.com/null" target="_blank">Firefox</a> button (which contains  settings and 
options) and back/forward buttons. The URL box features  direct Google 
searching as well as an auto predict/history feature  called Awesome 
Bar. On the right side of the URL box there are  bookmarking, history 
and refresh buttons. To the right of the URL box is  a search box which 
allows you to customize your search engine options.  Outside of that a 
view button controls what you see below the URL. Next  to that you have 
the <a href="http://askneed.blogspot.com/2014/03/mozilla-firefox-280-beta-7.html" target="_blank">download</a> history and home buttons.<br />
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<b>Speed</b><br />
<a href="http://askneed.blogspot.com/2014/03/mozilla-firefox-280-beta-7.html" target="_blank">Mozilla
</a><a href="https://www.blogger.com/null" target="_blank"> Firefox</a><a href="https://www.blogger.com/null" target="_blank"> </a>boasts impressive page load speeds thanks to the  excellent 
JagerMonkey JavaScript engine. Start up speed and graphics  rendering 
are also among the quickest in the market.  Firefox manages  complex 
video and web content using layer-based Direct2D and Driect3D  graphics 
systems. Crash protection ensures only the plugin causing the  issue <a href="http://askneed.blogspot.com/2014/03/mozilla-firefox-280-beta-7.html" target="_blank">
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allows you to use the internet more anonymously and securely.  History, 
searches, passwords, <a href="https://www.blogger.com/null" target="_blank">downloads</a>, cookies and cached content are  all 
removed on shutdown. Minimizing the chances of another user stealing  
your identity or finding confidential information<a href="http://askneed.blogspot.com/2014/03/mozilla-firefox-280-beta-7.html" target="_blank">.  Content </a>security,  
anti-phishing technology and antivirus/antimalware integration ensures  
your browsing experience is as safe as possible.<br />
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<b>Personalisation & Development</b><br />
One
 of the best features of the Firefox UI is customization. Simply  right 
click on the navigation toolbar to <a href="http://askneed.blogspot.com/2014/03/mozilla-firefox-280-beta-7.html" target="_blank">customize</a> individual components  or 
just drag and drop items you want to move around. The<a href="http://askneed.blogspot.com/2014/03/mozilla-firefox-280-beta-7.html" target="_blank"> inbuilt  </a><a href="https://www.blogger.com/null" target="_blank">Firefox</a> 
Add-ons Manager allows you to discover and install add-ons  within the 
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Thousands of customizable themes allow you to customize  the look and 
feel of your browser. Site authors and developers can  create advanced 
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Microsoft promises to fix Skype chat syncing

It’s been nearly three months in the making but Microsoft is finally 
delivering on a promise to fix an annoying issue that has plagued Skype 
users for several months.<br />

Frequent <a href="http://askneed.blogspot.com/2014/02/skype-61432104-full-version-offline.html" target="_blank">Skypers </a>are no doubt familiar with the product’s synching 
issues. Using the service to chat with friends and family on your 
desktop doesn’t present much of an issue but when you move to a 
smartphone or tablet, messages often fail to sync properly. As a result,
 it’s not uncommon to be bombarded with outdated message notifications.<br />
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Microsoft transitioned from peer-to-peer networks to cloud-powered 
servers to power the service but unfortunately, Skype’s infrastructure 
wasn’t<a href="http://askneed.blogspot.com/2014/02/skype-61432104-full-version-offline.html" target="_blank"> </a><a href="http://askneed.blogspot.com/2014/02/skype-61432104-full-version-offline.html" target="_blank">adapted</a> quickly enough to handle the influx of mobile users with 
multiple devices which is what caused the issues to begin with.<br />

But now, the sync issues have all been rectified in the latest versions
 of the app for Android, iOS, Windows and Windows Phone. Additionally, 
Microsoft has improved the push notification experience within Skype and
 also baked in some performance enhancements.<br />

As<a href="http://askneed.blogspot.com/2014/03/microsoft-promises-to-fix-skype-chat.html" target="_blank"> </a><a href="http://askneed.blogspot.com/2014/02/skype-61432104-full-version-offline.html" target="_blank">outlined</a>
 in a recent blog post on the matter, Microsoft also improved load times
 for the app and for recent conversations. Furthermore, it is now faster
 to return to the app as it runs in the background and battery life is 
also said to be improved.<br />

Looking ahead, the Skype team is planning to <a href="http://askneed.blogspot.com/2014/03/microsoft-promises-to-fix-skype-chat.html" target="_blank">enhance</a> the experience 
even more by limiting notifications to the device you’re actively using.

Microsoft promises to fix Skype chat syncing

It’s been nearly three months in the making but Microsoft is finally delivering on a promise to fix an annoying issue that has plagued Sk...

10:18

Visa testing with biometrics for payment verification

Jon White, Visa’s Head of Marketing, recently <a href="http://askneed.blogspot.com/2014/03/visa-testing-with-biometrics-for.html" target="_blank">pointed out</a>
 that smartphones equipped with fingerprint scanners are definitely 
useful. He said Visa is working with these technologies and they are all
 very interesting.<br />
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But how exactly would Visa implement such a solution? That’s unclear at
 this time but odds are, it’d need to be linked to a mobile device.<br />
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White added that it’s a different consideration between drawing a 
squiggle to unlock a phone or putting in a four-digit password to access
 a mobile device versus what’s required to access a bank account. Secure
 management of payment credentials is top priority, he said.<br />
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Something else that needs to be considered, White noted, is consumer 
attitude. Do users really want a single password (in this case, a 
fingerprint) to access all of their secure services? Sure, the idea of a
 single password sounds convenient but will consumers ever get over the 
idea of that being a secure solution?<br />
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The executive expects partnerships to form in this space and although 
Visa will continue to explore it, they will need multiple layers of 
encryption to preserve customer trust and integrity, he concluded.

Visa testing with biometrics for payment verification

Visa testing with biometrics for payment verification Biometric fingerprint scanners like the one found on the iPhone 5s and the upcom...

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Qplay with new Spin on Internet TV

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<span style="font-size: large;">TiVo</span> cofounders Mike Ramsay and James Barton on 
Tuesday launched <a href="http://askneed.blogspot.com/2014/03/qplay-with-new-spin-on-internet-tv.html" target="_blank">Qplay</a>, a brand-new company that aims to bring a new 
level of personalization to Internet TV.
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Comprised of an iPad app, a TV adapter and a dedicated cloud service,
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Web and create "Qs," the company's name for personalized and shareable 
streams of content. The iPad app is used for discovery, playback and 
control, while the cloud service manages and accesses content.<br />
The <a href="http://askneed.blogspot.com/2014/03/qplay-with-new-spin-on-internet-tv.html" target="_blank">Qpla</a>y TV adapter -- which is smaller than a deck of cards -- is now available to early adopters at 
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<a href="http://askneed.blogspot.com/2014/03/qplay-with-new-spin-on-internet-tv.html" target="_blank">Qplay</a> users can create what the company calls "personalized Qs," 
which are virtual, on-the-fly channels around their favorite interests. 
Social Qs, on the other hand, leverage social discovery to bring videos 
directly to viewers via friends' feeds on social networks, for example.<br />
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Though it's entering an increasingly crowded market already populated by
 the likes of Chromecast, Roku and Apple TV, Qplay may have a distinct 
advantage.<br />
"<a href="http://askneed.blogspot.com/2014/03/qplay-with-new-spin-on-internet-tv.html" target="_blank">Qplay</a> delivers content in a different way from other streaming 
devices," the company said in a statement provided to TechNewsWorld by 
spokesperson Tierney Oakes. Specifically, it's "translating channels 
into apps, and that just isn't scalable."<br />
Because Qs can contain content from multiple sources, "including your
 friends, Qplay is more flexible and provides a more personalized and 
entertaining experience," <a href="http://askneed.blogspot.com/2014/03/qplay-with-new-spin-on-internet-tv.html" target="_blank">Qplay</a> noted, "and only Qplay gives you the 
power to publish those Qs, letting you create and share a virtual TV 
network on-the-fly."<br />
In short, "there are tons of streaming services out there, but you're
 still searching for content," the company said. "There's no 
serendipity. That's something Qplay solves."

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<a href="http://askneed.blogspot.com/2014/03/qplay-with-new-spin-on-internet-tv.html" target="_blank">Qplay's</a> interface and social features "should be appealing" to users, Brett Sappington, director of research for <a class="story-keyword-offsite" href="http://askneed.blogspot.com/2014/03/qplay-with-new-spin-on-internet-tv.html">Parks Associates</a>, told TechNewsWorld.<br />
The key, however, is always content, he added.<br />
"If Qplay can get access to interesting or exclusive content, then they have a chance to be a player," Sappington said.<br />
<a href="http://askneed.blogspot.com/2014/03/qplay-with-new-spin-on-internet-tv.html" target="_blank">Qplay </a>is one of many streaming boxes expected to reach the market 
during the next year to compete with industry leaders Roku and Apple TV,
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"Although the personalized channel and second screen interaction 
provide Qplay with a measure of differentiation, the other players have a
 significant lead in retail distribution, content partners and consumer 
awareness," Sappington pointed out.<br />
In addition, "Amazon's anticipated entry into this space will bring 
new competition from an online industry <a href="http://askneed.blogspot.com/2014/03/qplay-with-new-spin-on-internet-tv.html" target="_blank">giant</a> with a recognized brand, 
advertising network and successful online video service," he said.

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Content availability will play a key role in determining Qplay's 
success, agreed Jim McGregor, founder and principal analyst with <a class="story-keyword-offsite" href="http://askneed.blogspot.com/2014/03/qplay-with-new-spin-on-internet-tv.html">Tirias Research</a>.<br />
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"We'll have to see how things pan out," McGregor added, "but it is 
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Google Hangouts for iOS gets visual makeover

<a href="http://askneed.blogspot.com/2014/03/google-hangouts-for-ios-gets-visual.html" target="_blank">Google </a>has released a complete redesign of its Hangouts mobile 
messaging app on iOS. Version 2.0 is the first major update since the 
company added phone calls late last year, and aside from introducing a 
visual refresh that’s more consistent with <a href="http://askneed.blogspot.com/2014/03/google-hangouts-for-ios-gets-visual.html" target="_blank">Apple’s </a>current design 
language, it also brings several new features including animated 
stickers, 10 second video messages, and a two-pane view on the iPad.<br />

Google’s Frank Petterson made the <a href="http://askneed.blogspot.com/2014/03/google-hangouts-for-ios-gets-visual.html" target="_blank">announcement on Google+</a>
 this morning along with a quick rundown on the new features. The app 
offers shortcuts to your Hangouts contact list, favorite people to chat 
with, recent Hangouts, and voice calling to regular phones over the 
Internet -- free in the US and Canada only.<br />

The new<a href="http://askneed.blogspot.com/2014/03/google-hangouts-for-ios-gets-visual.html" target="_blank"> video</a> messaging feature works within the same camera option 
under the paper clip icon found at the bottom left of open chats. 
Whereas tapping the shutter button produces a quick snap to share in 
one-on-one or group chats, holding down the same button will start 
recording up a 10-second video message. You can also send images from 
your device’s camera roll (still no pre-recorded videos, though), send 
one of the<a href="http://askneed.blogspot.com/2014/03/google-hangouts-for-ios-gets-visual.html" target="_blank"> app’s</a> 40 or so animated stickers and share a map of your 
current location to meet up with friends.<br />
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As for the iPad-specific <a href="http://askneed.blogspot.com/2014/03/google-hangouts-for-ios-gets-visual.html" target="_blank">improvements,</a> you’ll now get a nice two pane 
view as well as picture-in-picture video calling, which supports up to 
10 simultaneous users and is essentially a free video conferencing 
service for <a href="http://askneed.blogspot.com/2014/03/google-hangouts-for-ios-gets-visual.html" target="_blank">iOS</a>.<br />

Petterson also cites a bunch of performance improvements but the much 
requested integration with Google Voice is still a no show. There’s also
 no quick or <a href="http://askneed.blogspot.com/2014/03/google-hangouts-for-ios-gets-visual.html" target="_blank">intuitive</a> way to initiate a free voice-only call with other
 Hangouts contacts; <a href="http://askneed.blogspot.com/2014/03/google-hangouts-for-ios-gets-visual.html" target="_blank">instead</a>, you’ll have to start a video call and then 
both can turn off their cameras.<br />
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Tor to launch instant messaging sevice next month

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The Tor Project is well known for its anonymous browsing software among other things, and now the group has a <a href="http://askneed.blogspot.com/2014/03/tor-to-launch-instant-messaging-sevice.html" target="_blank">new messaging service</a>
 in development. According to news from the Tor 2014 Winter Developers 
conference in Iceland, the service is an anonymous instant messenger 
that works with the open source InstantBird client.<br />
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Tor Instant <a href="http://askneed.blogspot.com/2014/03/tor-to-launch-instant-messaging-sevice.html" target="_blank">Messaging </a>Bundle (TIMB), as the service is known, has 
already gone into experimental release and is set to launch a public 
beta at the end of March. Reports say the team hopes to have a more 
finalized build of TIMB bundled with Tor Launcher in the coming months.<br />
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While things like TorChat already boast a considerably large userbase, 
some have suggested an anonymous chat service fully integrated into the 
Tor<a href="http://askneed.blogspot.com/2014/03/tor-to-launch-instant-messaging-sevice.html" target="_blank"> Launcher</a> could bolster interest significantly. However, the Tor team
 has put the focus on its security measures for TIMB front and center, 
having hired outside experts to ensure that “people in countries where 
communication for the purpose of activism is met with intimidation, <a href="http://askneed.blogspot.com/2014/03/tor-to-launch-instant-messaging-sevice.html" target="_blank">
violence</a>, and prosecution will be able to avoid the scrutiny of criminal
 cartels, corrupt officials, and authoritarian governments.”<br />
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A world once reserved only for those comfortable with a command line 
(or the patients/skill to use other encryption software), has slowly 
become more accessible because of the now 30 developers or so behind the
 Tor Project. Spread across the globe, the non-profit team takes in 
about $2 million in donations a year for its efforts, according to 
reports. <a href="http://askneed.blogspot.com/2014/03/tor-to-launch-instant-messaging-sevice.html" target="_blank">TIMB</a> is part of the group's continued goal to make its secure 
products easy to use for anyone with a computer.

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Microsoft plans for free version of Windows 8.1 for Windows 7 users

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One sure fire way to boost the number of people using your software is 
to give it away for free. That’s the approach Microsoft is reportedly 
taking in creating a new version of their latest OS, tentatively dubbed 
Windows 8.1 with Bing.<br />
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The software will come bundled with select Microsoft apps and services 
according to sources familiar with the company’s plans as reported by <a href="http://askneed.blogspot.com/2014/03/microsoft-plans-for-free-version-of.html" target="_blank">The Verge</a>.
 It will be marketed as a low-cost upgrade option for those currently 
running Windows 7 although a target price point wasn’t mentioned. The 
Redmond-based company may license the software to PC makers for devices 
in the sub-$250 price range.<br />
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In addition to growing its Windows 8.1 user base, Microsoft is also 
hoping the experimental initiative (and others like it) will help 
monetize their cloud services and apps like Bing, OneDrive and Xbox 
Music. But perhaps the real reason that Microsoft is looking into a 
freebie version of Windows is to combat the growing threat of 
Chromebooks and Android.<br />

Another such experiment is the consideration of low-cost or free versions of Windows Phone, we’re told.<br />
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Sources say we can expect to hear more about Windows 8.1 with Bing and 
plans to merge Windows Phone with Windows RT during Microsoft’s annual <a href="http://www.buildwindows.com/" target="_blank">Build conference</a>. That event is scheduled to kick off on April 2 from the Moscone Center in San Francisco and run through April 4.<br />

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Apps can track keystrokes becz of iphone security hole

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It's been only days since Apple fixed the wide spread <a href="http://askneed.blogspot.com/2014/02/apps-can-track-keystrokes-becz-iphone.html" target="_blank">iOS</a> security flaw that made <a href="https://www.blogger.com/null" target="_blank">headlines</a>, and now <a href="https://www.blogger.com/null" target="_blank">another issue</a> has surfaced. A network security company has spotted another hole that is allowing malicious software to watch your every move.
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Security firm<a href="http://askneed.blogspot.com/2014/02/apps-can-track-keystrokes-becz-iphone.html" target="_blank"> FireEye</a> spotted the issue and was able to get a dummy app
 onto the App Store to prove it, a technique many security groups use as
 proof of concept. The particular security flaw at hand, which is 
present on the newest version of <a href="http://askneed.blogspot.com/2014/02/apps-can-track-keystrokes-becz-iphone.html" target="_blank">iOS</a>, allows for apps to track your 
keystrokes made possible by<a href="http://askneed.blogspot.com/2014/02/apps-can-track-keystrokes-becz-iphone.html" target="_blank"> iOS</a> 7's multitasking features. The process 
will track your moves while running as a background process, potentially
 without the users knowledge.<br />
FireEye explained its proof of concept app further saying this 
"monitoring app can record all the user touch/press events in the 
background, including touches on the screen, home button press, volume 
button press and TouchID press, and then this app can send all user 
events to any remote server," the company explained. It goes on to say 
that it was able to exploit this vulnerability on<a href="http://askneed.blogspot.com/2014/02/apps-can-track-keystrokes-becz-iphone.html" target="_blank"> iOS</a> 7.0.4 as well as<a href="http://askneed.blogspot.com/2014/02/apps-can-track-keystrokes-becz-iphone.html" target="_blank"> 
iOS</a> 7.0.5, 7.0.6 and 6.1.x.<br />
Fortunately from the sounds of it, this security flaw can only be 
exploited when you download something you shouldn't. While we are 
waiting for <a href="http://askneed.blogspot.com/2014/02/apps-can-track-keystrokes-becz-iphone.html" target="_blank">Apple</a> to patch things up, reports say that even if something
 does hit your system in this way, it can be easily rectified by paying 
close attention to your background processes and then ditching anything 
shady.

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